Name: I Invited Her in
ISBN: 9780778389262

Adele Parks

When Mel receives an unexpected email from her oldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she had buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is recovering from a bad breakup and needs Mel's help, and she wants a place to stay. Just for a few days, while she sorts things out. It's the least Mel can do. After all, friends look out for each other, don't they? But when glamourous Abi enters Mel's modest but happy life, things quickly take an unexpected turn.

I Invited Her in

'Packed with secrets, scandal and suspense, this is Adele Parks at her absolute best.' Heat'Wow! What a read. Intense, clever and masterful.' Lisa Jewell A gripping story of friendship and betrayal from international best-selling author Adele Parks 'I invited her in... and she took everything.' When Mel hears from a long-lost friend in need of help, she doesn't hesitate to invite her to stay. Mel and Abi were best friends back in the day, sharing the highs and lows of student life, until Mel's unplanned pregnancy made her drop out of her studies. Now, seventeen years later, Mel and Abi's lives couldn't be more different. Mel is happily married, having raised her son on her own before meeting her husband, Ben. Now they share gorgeous girls and have a chaotic but happy family home, with three children. Abi, meanwhile, followed her lover to LA for a glamorous life of parties, celebrity and indulgence. Everything was perfect, until she discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Seventeen years wasted, and nothing to show for it. So what Abi needs now is a true friend to lean on, to share her grief over a glass of wine, and to have some time to heal. And what better place than Mel's house, with her lovely kids, and supportive husband... This dark, unsettling tale of the reunion of long-lost friends is thoroughly gripping exploration of wanting what you can't have, jealousy and revenge from Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks. Praise for I Invited Her In: 'Packed with secrets, scandal and suspense, this is Adele Parks at her absolute best.' Heat'Wow! What a read. Intense, clever and masterful.' Lisa Jewell 'Original and compelling. I read it in one sitting.' Jane Fallon 'Fabulously gripping. Superb.' Ruth Jones 'A beautifully written tale of revenge and retribution, full of unexpected plot twists.' The Daily Mail'weaving together the emotions and ties that bind female friends with a cracking paced twist of a tale' Stylist'This chilling domestic noir tale is full of revenge, betrayal and gasp-out-loud moments' Fabulous Magazine'a tale of revenge and retribution that I read in a single, mesmerised sitting.' Woman & Home

I Invited Her In

Melsriana

Love the book and plot twist so much! I enjoyed reading this x

Megan Leprich

Thank you so much to Harlequin-Mira and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is the kind of gripping thriller that I can never put down. I have never read anything by Adele Parks but this book instantly sucked me in and I couldn't stop reading.

This book is about best friends Mel and Abi that share everything and are more like sisters than friends. While in school Mel ends up pregnant from a one night stand and has to drop out. That changes everything for the two girls and they drift apart. Fast forward seventeen years and Mel is now married with three children and Abi is married to Rob and living the life of luxury, until Abi finds her husband in bed with his personal assistant. Abi reaches out to Mel to tell her she's coming home and Mel invites her to stay with her family and recover from it all. Now Mel is wondering who this girl she knew so well years ago really is and isn't ready for how life changing it would be when she invited her in.

I love how this book was told from the different characters mainly Mel and Abi. You got to hear the story from two different perspectives and I really enjoyed that. I did think that Abi used Mel as almost a doormat and walked all over Mel and I got a little irritated that Mel just let it happen because it's her old friend. I also felt bad for Ben since he pretty much got sidelined and ignored once Abi was back in the picture.

I do plan on reading more books by Adele Parks since I devoured this one so fast!

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Rebecca Blomberg 

‘I invited her in... and she took everything’ A gripping story of friendship and betrayal from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, Adele Parks... ‘Really REALLY good ... absolutely brilliant’ Marian Keyes, No.1 bestselling author of Grown Ups

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Imagine the worst thing a friend could ever do. This is worse. When Mel receives an unexpected email from her oldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she had buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is in trouble and needs Mel's help, and she wants a place to stay. Just for a few days, while she sorts things out. It's the least Mel can do. After all, friends look out for each other, don't they? I Invited Her In is a blistering tale of wanting what you can't have, jealousy and revenge from Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks.

I Invited Her in

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